2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named William Woods University the best value school in the Plains States Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
William Woods graduate students pay an average of $7,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Doane University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 per year.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Southwest Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $5,388 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.
MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, MSU Moorhead is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Winona State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
Winona State graduate students pay an average of $12,836 in tuition and fees each year.
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Drake University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drake are $11,988 per year.
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Evangel University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Evangel are $8,838 per year.
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Hamline University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 a year.
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Request InformationBest Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 4,776 |
| Minnesota | 9,682 |
| Iowa | 3,392 |
| South Dakota | 1,045 |
| Missouri | 7,906 |
| Nebraska | 4,167 |
| North Dakota | 1,291 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
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